Can anyone tell me if this is a good brand of pipe? Can't find info on it. Its unsmoked and wanted to put it on ebay but no idea of price. Thanks
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Les Wood spent his journeyman pipe making years with Dunhill, specializing at one time in metal work, and eventually went out on his own with his Ferndown pipes, which are well respected wonderful pipes. Courtesy of a Forums members, I have one of them, and it is deluxe. I believe Les Wood is mostly retired these days, but the pipes are still around as estates. I'm sorry I can't price it for you, but I think it is highly desirable. I'm guessing about $300. It could be more.
Les made pipes under various names for different markets
LWood,Elwood and most well known Ferndown
Well made pipes
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That particular pipe appears to have an after market silver band as it partly covers the stamping and I cant see the LJS makers mark that Les uses on his silver
LWood,Elwood and most well known Ferndown
Well made pipes
Ferndown - Pipedia
Think this is a better picLes made pipes under various names for different markets
LWood,Elwood and most well known Ferndown
Well made pipes
That particular pipe appears to have an after market silver band as it partly covers the stamping and I cant see the LJS makers mark that Les uses on his silverFerndown - Pipedia
I'd be a little stubborn on price with this pipe, figuring that some bidders might be looking for a low-ball deal, but if the right Ferndown collector came along, they'd be more generous. You don't want to stonewall, but I'd test the waters on price.
^^^^ Spot-on observation.
I have a couple of Ferndowns. If you are a BritWood collector, it's a must have marque.
Good smokers, but the the thick walls mean more weight, albeit cooler in hand.
However if it comes down to a choice of smoking a Ferndown or Dunhill/Comoy/Loewe the Ferndown often gets left on the rack.
I have never sold a pipe on EBay, but have bought lots.
It can go either way. 2 guys deciding they both want it badly, and the price can zoom. On the other hand, with Christmas along soon, disposable money may be tight at this time of the year, and it can go for a lot less than it's worth.
You can sell on EBay on a "But It At This Price" or on Etsy, which is essentially the same.
Or list it on the Forums. I'm sure there are members who will be interested at a Ferndown pipe.
Good luck
yes it is,so its a bit strange that the band covers part of the stamping.
Maybe it was added later as a repair or at the owners request as decoration .
I agree with Paulfg, the band is genuine Les Wood silver, but odd that it covers the stamping.
If the band is a repair, the pipe is worth maybe $100 or so?
If not an repair, $200 plus.
A good closeup of the shank with stem removed would tell the tale.
If the band is a repair, the pipe is worth maybe $100 or so?
If not an repair, $200 plus.
A good closeup of the shank with stem removed would tell the tale.
Lovely pipe; I'm a big LW fan.
Apart from the obvious there is the oddish F/C stamp I cannot account for.
Apart from the obvious there is the oddish F/C stamp I cannot account for.
There are a couple oddities with this pipe, such as the factory band over the stamping, I also didn’t see any stars stamped to indicate bowl size and it would normally be stamped with a finish designation, which would be “Bark” in this case.
That said, it looks to be a nice pipe and a guess would be $250.00, + or - $50.00.
All of which means little as the market will set the price. If your fortunate 2 or more will bid against each other and you’ll get $300.00, or it won’t garner much interest and the best you might receive is $200.00 - or even less, sometimes you eat the bear and sometimes the bear eats you on eBay.
If you are a pipe smoker you may want to just smoke it as these are darn fine pipes and you’ll be hard pressed to find something of similar quality and unsmoked for the same price.
Could be, not a clue actually . The marking on LW pipes is often inconsequent .
With or without the stars, no finish desingation stamp etc.
This is a beautiful legit Les Wood pipe and that is what matters, though the factory (repair ? ) band covering the
nomenclature works somewhat disheartening to me. If it were not a legit LW silver band I'd carefully remove it.
Can you carefully remove the stem and see if there is a crack/damage in the face of the mortise/ shank ?
Always turn it one direction only ! Never wriggle it out !